The kids and I are rediscovering this beautiful island we’ve been living on for the past 9 years. One of the best finds for us this summer has been a place unlike any other. It’s part of a rock formation locals around here just call the Galleries, but until two weeks ago I’d never taken […]

Sointula is a tiny village located on Malcolm Island, just a 25 minute ferry ride from Port McNeil on northern Vancouver Island. Settlers from Finland came to the island around 1910 and set up a colony. Much of the architecture remains from that time, as do many generations of the first settlers. From the moment […]

One of my favorite places in the world is inside our tent, especially on a clear afternoon like this one, when the fly is off and we can feel so close to nature. This year we took a week to travel up Vancouver Island to explore places we’d heard of but never visited. Unpacking the […]

Holiday fun. Camping. The milky way. Living outside. Back in a week.

My 9 year old son was going to bed tonight and asked me to read to him from Mabel Hartley A Sapphire Moon. Of course, I agreed readily and got back with Mabel in Chapter 4. What fun! At the end he said, “just read one more page Mum, you’re the best at reading Mabel Hartley. […]

My son just said something while we’re listening to Coldplay. “Happy songs make me think that one day your books might be famous.” Doesn’t get much better than that.

What rock have I been hiding under that I missed this new Cold Play song A Sky Full of Stars? Got my headphones on, cranked up on my computer and saying a big hello to this Friday morning! Hello Friday! I made it through the week and actually got to the calendar this week figuring […]

Something everyone knows about me is how very much I love my uncle. I only have one uncle, no aunts, no cousins, no other family of the extended version. He is pretty much the bomb! I’m so excited for his visit and to celebrate I baked up a truly special banana bread. It’s Monday afternoon, […]